Your Gym is open at 5720 Windy Drive, Suite C, Stevens Point, in the former location of the Victory Center for the Republican Party of Portage County.

On the Job is a blog by Business Editor Nathan Vine that looks at local business news in Portage County. You can view the blog by going to www.wisinfo.biz/blogs/category/stevens-point/on-the-job.

The following are excerpts from the blog:

People looking for a new fitness option in the Stevens Point area now have one.

Your Gym is located at 5720 Windy Drive, Suite C, Stevens Point, in the former location of the Victory Center for the Republican Party of Portage County.

According to the Facebook page for the business - Your Gym LLC - the gym is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It also offers personal bathrooms and showers, along with a training and management team to assist people.

For more information on the gym, please call 715-544-1117 or email info@yourgymllc.com.

Wisconsin a top manufacturing job state

Wisconsin is among the top five states in the nation in terms of manufacturing jobs, according to the National Association of Manufacturers.

An article published by CNBC on June 25 shows that from December 2009 to March 2013, Wisconsin created over 38,000 manufacturing jobs. That amount placed the state fifth, behind Michigan, Texas, Indiana and Ohio. The article also shows the state trailing only Indiana in terms of highest percentage of manufacturing employment among all jobs in a state at 16.1 percent.

The article states that manufacturing companies among the top five states offer products and services that range from "autos, furniture, tools, computers, computer software, toys, plastics, food, liquor, machinery, piping, chemicals, oil and gas."

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the country has added 520,000 manufacturing jobs since January 2010, and there are currently 12 million jobs on record. However, a report released in 2012 by the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation said manufacturing in the U.S. has declined more in the past decade than it did during the Great Depression.